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| - In 2364, the USS Enterprise-D intercepted a cryonics satellite in the Kazis binary system which had been launched into Earth orbit in 1994 but drifted out of orbit. Doctor Beverly Crusher was able to revive three of the Human bodies aboard that had not been subject to preservation failure. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone" )
- Before the Great War, Robert House and his company, as well as the Big Mountain Research Facility, are known to have produced technology within the cryogenic and cryonic field. Robert House extensively researched extending the human life, and created his own cryonic chamber that allowed the user to connect their brain pattern and consciousness to an external interface. Big Mountain produced hibernation chambers with similar purposes, however, the nature of their research into the field is unknown. The United States Armed Forces experimented with cryonic technology as well, making the systems at the Raven Rock facility, and using cryonic chambers in the Sierra Army Depot.
- Cryonics is the low-temperature preservation of the brain, and sometimes entire body, of deceased individuals, with the hope of future revival. People preserved this way are often referred to as "patients".
* As technology advances, in the future supporters hope cryonics patients may be revived.
* Opponents suspects those who sign up for cryonics are paying out vast sums of Money for Quackery.
- Cryonics, often mistakingly called cryogenics, was the human term for the concept of low-temperature preservation of biological tissue. In the early Post Diaspora era, it was vital for space travel, as the mortal beings aboard a starship could only survive a lengthy sub-light voyage to another star system in cryogenic hibernation.
- Cryonics is an experimental Human preservation procedure whereby patients who no longer can be kept alive with today's medical abilities are preserved at low temperature for treatment in the future. Cryonics - preservation and storage at ultra-low (cryogenic) temperatures - offers the unprecedented possibility of allowing the older generations of people alive today, and those with terminal illnesses, to take advantage of the (nano)technology of tomorrow in order to prolong life. Cryonics, also called cryonic suspension, ultrahibernation, or cryostasis, is the technique used to store human bodies at extremely low temperatures with the hope of one day reviving them and restoring them to health. Mature molecular nanotechnology is expected to infer the ability to heal cells at a molecular leve
- An organism held in such a state (either frozen or vitrified) is said to be cryopreserved. Barring social disruptions, cryonicists believe that a perfectly vitrified person can be expected to remain physically viable for at least 30,000 years, after which time cosmic ray damage is thought to be irreparable. Many scientists in the field, most notably Ralph Merkle and Brian Wowk, hold that molecular nanotechnology has the potential to extend even this limit many times over.
- Cryonics was the science of cryogenically freezing people immediately after death or before, in the case of untreatable illnesses. A person who was to undergo cryogenic freezing had to have all of their blood removed and replaced with cryo-preservation fluid, a very special liquid that is not particularly deeply explained in the Vorkosigan Saga. Once the tissues were perfused with the cryo-fluid, the person's body would be stored in a cryochamber where it would be brought to an extremely cold temperature. The state of being frozen was referred to as cryostasis. Contrast to hibernation.
- Though often mistaken for cryogenics, which is merely the study of cold on materials, Cryonics is the science of cryo-preservation, using a mixture of factors to preserve a Human or other organism in stasis for periods of time. Cytoprethaline, a drug used by the UNSC during cryo-sleep, prevents damage to the occupants cell membranes caused by ice crystal formation.
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| - Cryonics was the science of cryogenically freezing people immediately after death or before, in the case of untreatable illnesses. A person who was to undergo cryogenic freezing had to have all of their blood removed and replaced with cryo-preservation fluid, a very special liquid that is not particularly deeply explained in the Vorkosigan Saga. Once the tissues were perfused with the cryo-fluid, the person's body would be stored in a cryochamber where it would be brought to an extremely cold temperature. The state of being frozen was referred to as cryostasis. Reviving a cryogenically-frozen person, a process called cryorevival, involved reversing the steps - warm the body up, replace the fluid with blood, repair whatever damage necessitated cryo-freezing, and then provide supportive care. A not-that-unusual side effect of being cryo-revived was cryo-amnesia. If the amnesia was not caused by serious damage to the brain, it often resolved itself after a short time in a sequence of memory cascades. Contrast to hibernation.
- In 2364, the USS Enterprise-D intercepted a cryonics satellite in the Kazis binary system which had been launched into Earth orbit in 1994 but drifted out of orbit. Doctor Beverly Crusher was able to revive three of the Human bodies aboard that had not been subject to preservation failure. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone" )
- Though often mistaken for cryogenics, which is merely the study of cold on materials, Cryonics is the science of cryo-preservation, using a mixture of factors to preserve a Human or other organism in stasis for periods of time. Essentially, extremely low temperatures are created, preserving the human body almost indefinitely. Preserving the human brain is more problematic, but UNSC technology has apparently overcome the obstacles of neural tissue damage and resuscitation, but with tissue damage still being a problem, causing what is colloquially called "Freezer burn." However as stated in Halo: Contact Harvest, the UNSC seems to use certain types of drugs to prevent "Freezer burn." The UNSC uses cryonic storage pods in long-range warships, storing personnel for long periods to prevent aging during the journey and to preserve life-vital systems, maintaining only skeleton crews until nearing their target zone. A bronchial surfactant is ingested, intended to replace nutrients lost during the journey, but the process is unpleasant and often induces vomiting. It is unknown whether the Covenant use a version of this technology. Given the dramatically higher speeds their warships can achieve, though, it is unlikely that it is necessary. The Forerunners used a system similar in practice, but using slipspace to store the personnel within the pod instead of merely freezing them. In some cases UNSC marines can be placed in cryostasis to help ration food and oxygen as they don't need it if they are frozen. Cytoprethaline, a drug used by the UNSC during cryo-sleep, prevents damage to the occupants cell membranes caused by ice crystal formation.
- Before the Great War, Robert House and his company, as well as the Big Mountain Research Facility, are known to have produced technology within the cryogenic and cryonic field. Robert House extensively researched extending the human life, and created his own cryonic chamber that allowed the user to connect their brain pattern and consciousness to an external interface. Big Mountain produced hibernation chambers with similar purposes, however, the nature of their research into the field is unknown. The United States Armed Forces experimented with cryonic technology as well, making the systems at the Raven Rock facility, and using cryonic chambers in the Sierra Army Depot.
- An organism held in such a state (either frozen or vitrified) is said to be cryopreserved. Barring social disruptions, cryonicists believe that a perfectly vitrified person can be expected to remain physically viable for at least 30,000 years, after which time cosmic ray damage is thought to be irreparable. Many scientists in the field, most notably Ralph Merkle and Brian Wowk, hold that molecular nanotechnology has the potential to extend even this limit many times over. To its detractors, the justification for cryonics is unclear, given the primitive state of preservation technology. Advocates counter that even a slim chance of revival is better than no chance. In the future, they speculate, not only will conventional health services be improved, but they will also quite likely have expanded even to the conquering of old age itself (see links at the bottom). Therefore, if one could preserve one's body (or at least the contents of one's mind) for, say, another hundred years, one might well be resuscitated and live indefinitely long. But critics of the field contend that, while an interesting technical idea, cryonics is currently little more than a pipedream, that current "patients" will never be successfully revived, and that decades of research, at least, must occur before cryonics is to be a legitimate field with any hope of success.
- Cryonics is the low-temperature preservation of the brain, and sometimes entire body, of deceased individuals, with the hope of future revival. People preserved this way are often referred to as "patients".
* As technology advances, in the future supporters hope cryonics patients may be revived.
* Opponents suspects those who sign up for cryonics are paying out vast sums of Money for Quackery.
- Cryonics, often mistakingly called cryogenics, was the human term for the concept of low-temperature preservation of biological tissue. In the early Post Diaspora era, it was vital for space travel, as the mortal beings aboard a starship could only survive a lengthy sub-light voyage to another star system in cryogenic hibernation.
- Cryonics is an experimental Human preservation procedure whereby patients who no longer can be kept alive with today's medical abilities are preserved at low temperature for treatment in the future. Cryonics - preservation and storage at ultra-low (cryogenic) temperatures - offers the unprecedented possibility of allowing the older generations of people alive today, and those with terminal illnesses, to take advantage of the (nano)technology of tomorrow in order to prolong life. Cryonics, also called cryonic suspension, ultrahibernation, or cryostasis, is the technique used to store human bodies at extremely low temperatures with the hope of one day reviving them and restoring them to health. Mature molecular nanotechnology is expected to infer the ability to heal cells at a molecular level and is a vital component of this theoretic life support technology. Cryonics should not be confused with cryogenics, which is defined as, "The branches of physics and engineering that involve the study of very low temperatures, how to produce them, and how materials behave at those temperatures." This article is too short. You can contribute by expanding it. Write more on the topic, add good links or edit the text. This is a factual article as opposed to fiction or . It describes the current state of the field and explains expected future developments without or fantasy.
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